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C'mon Billy

Pj Harvey
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Am C Dm Em e:---0-----0----1-----0----- Notice how she plays the Am chord
B:---1-----1----3-----0----- it's played this way (hammering on
G:---0h2---0----2-----0----- the E and A notes) throughout the
D:---0h2---2----0-----2----- verses. Again, to make it
A:---0-----3----0-----2----- clearer, listen to the record.
E:---0----(3)---x-----0-----
 Here's how they fit into the Verse and Chorus :
   C'mon Billy,  Come  to me
   You know I'm waiting,  I'll love  you endlessly.
   C'mon Billy,  you're  the only one,
   Don't you think it's time now  you met  your  on-ly  son  ?
   I remember  our  lovers' play
   The corn was golden,  we lay  in it  for  days
   I remember  the  things you said
   My little Billy,  come to your  lo-ver's bed
   Come home, is  my plea
   Your home now is here  with me
   Come home to  your son
   Tomorrow might never come
 C'mon Billy, you look good to me
 How many nights now your child inside ohh - v.unsure about this!
 Don't forget me, I had your son
 Damn thing went crazy, but I swear you're the only one
 for rest of verse
 Then just repeat :
   Come along Billy,  Come  to Me
 PJ HARVEY: "C'MON BILLY"
 (Polly Jean Harvey)
 from the album To Bring You My Love
 (Don't strum all the strings on the following chords although on some strokes
 you will need to. It's not too hard once you get the feel of it.)
  C'mon  Billy
   Come to me
   You know I'm waiting
 I  love you endlessly
   C'mon Billy
   You're the only one
   Don't you think it's time now
 You  met your only son
   I remember
   Lovers' play
   The corn was gold and
 We  lay in it for days
   I remember
   The things you said
   My little Billy,
 Come  to your lover's bed
   Come home
   It's my plea
   Your home now is here with me
   Come home
   To your son
   Tommorrow might never come
 as verse one):
 C'mon Billy
 You look good to me
 How many nights now?
 Your child inside oh
 Don't forget me
 I had your son
 Don't think we're crazy
 But I swear you're the only one
 (Instr -- using chords from verse two)
 
  Come along Billy now come to me
 Come  along now come to me

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Readable chord sheet for C'mon Billy by Pj Harvey

Am    C    Dm    Em e:---0-----0----1-----0-----  Notice how she plays the Am chord
B:---1-----1----3-----0-----  it's played this way (hammering on
G:---0h2---0----2-----0-----  the E and A notes) throughout the
D:---0h2---2----0-----2-----  verses.  Again, to make it
A:---0-----3----0-----2-----  clearer, listen to the record.
E:---0----(3)---x-----0-----

Here's how they fit into the Verse and Chorus :

 [Am] C'mon Billy, [C]    C[Am]ome to me    [C]

 [Am] You know I'm waiting, [C] I'll lov[Dm]e you [C]endle[Dm]ssly[C].    [Am]

 [Am] C'mon Billy, [C]   y[Am]ou're the only one,   [C]

 [Am] Don't you think it's time no[C]w you met[Dm] your[C] on-ly[Dm] son[C] ?  [Am]

 [Am] I remember  [C]    o[Am]ur lovers' play    [C]

 [Am] The corn was golden, [C] we lay[Dm] in i[C]t fo[Dm]r da[C]ys   [Am]

 [Am] I remember  [C]    t[Am]he things you said    [C]

 [Am] My little Billy, [C]   come to [Dm]your[C] lo-ve[Dm]r's [C]bed    [Dm]

 [Dm] Come home,  [Am]is my plea

 [Em] Your home now is  [Am]here with me

 [Dm] Come home  [Am]to your son

 [Em] Tomorrow might never come

C'mon Billy, you look good to me
How many nights now your child inside ohh - v.unsure about this!
Don't forget me, I had your son
Damn thing went crazy, but I swear you're the only one

for rest of verse

Then just repeat :

 [Am] Come along Billy, [C]   C[Am]ome to Me    [C]

PJ HARVEY: "C'MON BILLY"
(Polly Jean Harvey)
from the album To Bring You My Love

(Don't strum all the strings on the following chords although on some strokes
you will need to. It's not too hard once you get the feel of it.)

 [Gsus4]        [Asus4]C'mon Billy         [Gsus4]

 [Asus4] Come to me          [Gsus4]

 [Asus4] You know I'm waiting                [Gsus4]

I[Asus4] love you endlessly              [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  C'mon Billy         [Gsus4]

 [Asus4] You're the only one                [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  Don't you think it's time now                  [Gsus4]

Y[Asus4]ou met your only son              [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  I remember            [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  Lovers' play            [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  The corn was gold and                    [Gsus4]

W[Asus4]e lay in it for days           [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]     I remember           [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  The things you said                 [Gsus4]

 [Asus4]  My little Billy,         [Gsus4]

C[Asus4]ome to your lover's bed

 [Am]  Come home

 [C/A]  It's my plea

 [Dm]  Your home now is here with me [C/A]

 [Am]  Come home

 [C/A]  To your son

 [Em7]  Tommorrow might never come

as verse one):

C'mon Billy
You look good to me
How many nights now?
Your child inside oh
Don't forget me
I had your son
Don't think we're crazy
But I swear you're the only one

(Instr -- using chords from verse two)

[Ending]

 [Gsus4]   [Asus4]
       Come along Billy now come to me

C[Asus4]ome along now come to      me             [Am]

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